100% raw foodists - you're really horrid!

[Debbietook]

I'm a 100% raw foodist, and I'm really horrid! Are you?

This morning I dared to complain to a raw food company that some of the food in the ‘raw food section’ of their website wasn’t raw, at all, (eg the muesli contained roasted hemp, the almond drink contained rice, and (sure, obviously not raw) …dried pasta) – in other words, we’re not talking about the fine points of agave nectar processing here! The strongest word I used was ‘disappointed’, I put the pasta in capitals, and used one or two explanation marks.

The company, who I have always supported in the past, sent by return e-mail a blistering attack on me, reducing me to tears (yes, I know – I’m over-sensitive!), accused me of being ‘aggressive’, used the term ‘raw food police’ (oh that one again!) and referred to me as ‘people like you’.

Although it was horrible to receive this from those I had thought of as friends, it did drive me to write an article that has been a long time building up…

SO

Have any raw foodists (that’s the kind that don’t eat any cooked food – you know, as people used to understand the term?) felt more criticised for their food choices within the raw food community than outside it?

If so, you’re not alone. Here’s my blog article on this today (with thanks to XXXX – the company who shall remain nameless).

http://debbietookrawforlife.blogspot.com/

Do comment via the blog - would love to hear from you...

Love, Debbie Took

[RawPaw]

Raw is used as a marketing ploy $$$

What company was it? I would like to avoid them.

[JennaBoBenna]

That's so wrong that they attacked you like that! It's their fault in the first place for saying their products are raw when they aren't! That's deceiving! I guess in their business the customer is not always right??? I really can't believe that a company would use such degrading terms to a long time customer concerned about their products!

[Debbietook]

BTW, I'd still prefer not to say which company, but should say, in case anyone guesses and visits the site now and is wondering what I'm going on about, that they have probably by now changed things, as the e-mail included this sentence:

'I have changed the 'raw food section' wording in the title but I
would have appreciated your less aggressive tone in this matter, as
you are not a shareholder'

And this was my 'aggressive' e-mail to them (names deleted/replaced to protect the not-so-innocent, as I'm hoping (probably vainly) for some sort of apology:

XXXXX (contains rice) XXXXX (contains roasted hemp) and....XXXXX (pasta)??! None of these
products are remotely raw. Disappointed to see this, XXXXXX. If (RAW food company in question)wants to sell cooked food, well...that' s your decision, but the products should at least a) not appear in your 'Raw Food Section
and b) be clearly marked 'not raw' (as your company is called (RAW food company in question) Love Debbie Took

[fruitandveggies]

Obviously, Debbie! Duh! You don't count! You're just a customer, not a shareholder!!!


(I hope you get my sarcasm...:rolleyes: )

[Debbietook]

I do!

Just one more thing - as Cherie pointed out via the blog article, I've posted this on more than one forum. That's not out of a fit of pique re my experience with the company. That simply fared as an introduction to the post subject.

It's simply that I do want to reach as many 100% raw foodists as possible with the blog article, as...the 100% raw-bashers didn't bother me the first time, nor the tenth perhaps, but after repeated wearing-down, I felt the article's 'time had come'!

[Frugal Raw]

I absolutely agree with you, which is why I say in my book, to read between the lines - I have found cold-filtered, unprocessed, unrefined items on the market that do not refer to themselves as "raw" and I save a bundle by comparison to similar items with that 3-letter word of so-called approval. Put the term "raw" on a product and look just how high and fast the price flies. It's sad - and I for one, do NOT frivolously line the pockets of greed mongers. Brava to you!